Vasily Sitnikov
Vasily Yakovlevich Sitnikov (Russian: Василий Яковлевич Ситников; August 19, 1915 – November 28, 1987)[1] was a Russian painter.
He was a post-war Soviet Nonconformist Art of Russia, well known in Moscow artistic milieus.[2] His work is in the collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),[3] and the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.[4]
Sitnikov was born in Novo-Rakitino, Tambov Governorate in 1915.[5] He lived in New York City until his death in New York 1987.[5] In 2002 Andrei Zagdansky produced a feature-length documentary Vasya about the life and art of Vasily Sitnikov.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sitnikov, Vasili". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00170387. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "Vasily Yakovlovich Sitnikov | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "Zimmerli Art Museum in New Jersey gets treasure trove of Soviet dissident art". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- 1 2 "Vassili Yakovlevich (Vasily) Sitnikov - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ↑ "Vasya". Andrei Zagdansky. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
